Charles Kennedy says introducing proportional representation for local council elections is an issue of "totemic" importance for Scotland and the workings of his party's coalition with Labour north of the border

The tabloids get stuck into the Lib Dems. The Sun pictures Mr Kennedy next to a snake with the headline: "Spot the difference: one is a spineless reptile that spits venom... the other's a poisonous snake." The Daily Mirror portrays him as Mrs Thatcher beneath the banner "Orange Tories"